The filed record
Student Nutrition Program: Provincial Funding During COVID-19
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The decision
2021-03-22 · Board of Health · amended
As filed
The Board of Health: 1. Acknowledged the Government of Ontario for the approximately $3 million committed toward the extra costs faced by student nutrition programs in Toronto during the COVID-19 pandemic and reiterated its request to the Government of Ontario to provide adequate funding to fully stabilize student nutrition programs for remote learners for the current school period to June 2021. 2. Acknowledged the Department
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of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada for its announcement on December 18, 2020 in support of breakfast programs nationally and requested the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Breakfast Club of Canada to expedite and provide more details on Toronto's share of the funding allocation.
On the agenda
As the city filed it
This report responds to a motion passed at the January 18, 2021 Board of Health meeting requesting the Medical Officer of Health to report on the status of additional emergency pandemic funding for student nutrition from the Province of Ontario at the March 22, 2021 Board of Health meeting. Student nutrition programs contribute to the health and wellbeing of students through providing nutritious food choices and have been demonstrated to improve learning outcomes among children.
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Toronto Public Health continues to monitor the evolving COVID-19 situation with schools and works with student nutrition programs, school boards and their foundations to ensure the safe operation of student nutrition programs.
Staff recommended
The Medical Officer of Health recommends that: 1. The Board of Health receive this report for information.
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